tralatitiously

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UK/tɹaləˈtɪʃəsli/

adverb

In a tralatitious manner; metaphorically.

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Meanings

adverbtralatitiously (comparative more tralatitiously, superlative most tralatitiously)

comparative more tralatitiously · superlative most tralatitiously

  1. In a tralatitious manner; metaphorically.

    Direct interference in a person's life does not enter our scope of activity, nor, on the other, tralatitiously speaking, hand, is his destiny a series of predeterminate links [...].

    1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, published 1972, page 92

Origin

From tralatitious + -ly.

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APA

tralatitiously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tralatitiously

MLA

“tralatitiously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tralatitiously. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tralatitiously,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tralatitiously.

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